James McEachin
Biography
James McEachin was born on May 20, 1930 in Rennert, North Carolina. At the age of 18 he joined the US Armed Forces and served in the Korean War earning many medals of valor to include the Purple Heart and Silver Star. After leaving the military he spent time as a policeman and then fireman before moving to California and becoming a record producer. After a short stint in the music industry McEachin went into acting and spent many years in film and television. Not yet content he took time away from acting to become an award-winning author and maker of audio books. In 2005 McEachin was appointed as a US Army Reserve Ambassador and spends his free time speaking to soldiers, veterans and America. In late 2006 he produced the film-short Old Glory, a film short for the soldier, veteran and patriot in us all. In 2008 McEachin opened his one-man play, Above the Call; Beyond the Duty at the John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC and his since played Casa Manana, Ft. Worth, TX, Brentwood Theater, Los Angeles, CA, and Merle Reskin Theatre, Chicago, IL. McEachin is married with three grown children and resides in So Cal.
Known For
All Movies (55)
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester1995 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle1994 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Double Exposure1994 · as Detective Becker
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives1993 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss1993 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host1993 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Sworn to Vengeance1993
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal1993 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride1992 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo1992 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing1992 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin1991 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter1991 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- UFO Cafe1990 · as Frank
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer1990 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen1990 · as Lt. Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin1989 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder1989 · as Lt Ed Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace1988 · as Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel1987 · as Harry Forbes
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun1986 · as Lt. Ed Brock
- 20101984 · as Victor Milson
- Allison Sydney Harrison1983 · as Lt. Jesse Herman
- Honeyboy1982 · as Nate Walker
- Gridlock1980 · as Speed-O
- Lawman Without a Gun1979 · as Harris McIntyre
- Samurai1979 · as Richardson
- Every Which Way but Loose1978 · as Herb
- The Dead Don't Die1975 · as Frankie Specht
- Christina1974 · as Donovan
- The Alpha Caper1973 · as Scat
- The Judge and Jake Wyler1972 · as Quint
- That Certain Summer1972 · as Mr. Early, the Conductor
- Short Walk to Daylight1972 · as Ed
- Fuzz1972 · as Det. Arthur Brown
- The Groundstar Conspiracy1972 · as Bender
- Buck and the Preacher1972 · as Kingston
- Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol1972 · as Loughton
- Crosscurrent1971 · as Don Cope
- Play Misty for Me1971 · as Al Monte
- O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra1971 · as Timothy
- The Neon Ceiling1971 · as Highway Patrolman
- The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill1971 · as Eddie Jewell
- The Brotherhood of the Bell1970 · as Police Detective
- The Lawyer1970 · as Striker
- Hello, Dolly!1969 · as Laborer (uncredited)
- The Undefeated1969 · as Jimmy Collins
- True Grit1969 · as Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
- Deadlock1969 · as Noah
- Uptight1968 · as Mello
- If He Hollers, Let Him Go!1968 · as Defense Counsel
- Coogan's Bluff1968 · as Man (uncredited)
- The Legend of Lylah Clare1968 · as Reporter (uncredited)
- Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?1968 · as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Black Klansman1966 · as Lonnie
All TV Shows (45)
- First Monday2002 · as Jerome Morris
- Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Lewis Lomax
- Max Monroe: Loose Cannon1990 · as Sam Frank
- Snoops1989 · as Del Morris
- Matlock1986 · as Frank Daniels
- Matlock1986 · as Hollis Greeley
- Crazy like a Fox1984 · as Brigga
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Grover Dillon
- Hunter1984 · as Frank Garriman
- St. Elsewhere1982 · as Harris Jeffries
- T. J. Hooker1982 · as Lt. Franks
- Hill Street Blues1981 · as Reggie Hill
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · as Richard Selvan
- Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Dr. Maxwell
- The Invisible Man1975 · as Leland McCallister / James Smith
- The Rockford Files1974 · as FBI Agent David Shore
- Harry O1974 · as Teaser Strock
- Petrocelli1974 · as Dr. Herb Shoate
- The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Garth
- The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Major Cromwell
- Tenafly1973 · as Harry Tenafly
- Emergency!1972 · as Lt. Crockett
- Columbo1971 · as Walter Mearhead
- Columbo1971 · as Billy Jones
- All in the Family1971 · as Mr. Turner
- The Bold Ones: The Senator1970 · as Hamilton
- Then Came Bronson1969 · as Spud
- Adam-121968 · as Dewey Randolph
- Adam-121968 · as Patrolman
- Adam-121968 · as Officer Wood
- Adam-121968 · as Lt. Moore
- Adam-121968 · as Freddy Rivers
- Adam-121968 · as Rivers
- The Name of the Game1968 · as Henderson
- The Name of the Game1968 · as Jackson
- The Name of the Game1968 · as Stuart
- It Takes a Thief1968 · as Gate Guard
- It Takes a Thief1968 · as Earl Danton
- Mannix1967 · as Benjy (uncredited)
- Cowboy in Africa1967 · as Dr. Lee Matsis
- Ironside1967 · as Luther
- Ironside1967 · as Jerry Maxon
- Dragnet1967 · as Off. Tim Miles
- Dragnet1967 · as 2nd Officer
- The Wild Wild West1965 · as Agent #2